Jim Henson Company Quits Chick-Fil-A Over Gay Marriage

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July 23, 2012

The Jim Henson Company, which is best
known for creating the Muppets, on Friday announced it was ending its
business relationship with chicken chain Chick-Fil-A over its
president's recent comments in opposition to gay marriage.

Chick-Fil-A President Dan Cathy
unleashed a firestorm of controversy when he said gay marriage is
“inviting God's judgment on our nation.”

Between 2003 and 2010, Chick-Fil-A gave
nearly $5 million to groups opposed to gay rights, according to
Equality
Matters.

Chick-Fil-A is currently offering Jim
Henson's Creature Shop toys in their Kid's Meals through August 18.
The five toys allow kids to create their own puppet.

The company announced it was ending its
association with Chick-Fil-A in a Facebook post.

“The Jim Henson Company has
celebrated and embraced diversity and inclusiveness for over fifty
years and we have notified Chick-Fil-A that we do not wish to partner
with them on any future endeavors. Lisa Henson, our CEO, is
personally a strong supporter of gay marriage and has directed us to
donate the payment we received from Chick-Fil-A to GLAAD.”